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M4.7 earthquake 134 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 134 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 5:15 PM GMT-3 (20:15 UTC), 122 km (75 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-11-15 20:15:24 UTC
Depth
121.5 km (75.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.384° S, 68.878° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000fsn6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6879 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.598 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6875 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 6873 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.4117 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6856 days ago · 154 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6845 days ago · 155 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.6143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6843 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6839 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6836 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6835 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.6162 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6896 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.5102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6898 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.9132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6911 days ago · 107 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.6151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6916 days ago · 100 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.3124 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6918 days ago · 106 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsn6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.